Saturday, April 11, 2009

Rock Happened...

Home from the gig and doing my "Run around the house like a crazed women thing" , as one does after rock.

And there was Rock tonight. Second set was everything one could hope for. First set is generally the warm up. It last an hour and a half, and I tend to have Zombie Brain for it, no idea what song we play next or what I am doing on stage. We don't make set lists, it all depends on who is there and what the mood calls for.

Sometimes I wish I was just a bit bigger in Rock terms, so someone else could play first set. Second tho, that's where all the good stuff is. Hour long, and most often full on. El and her friends came down for that one tonight, which made it even cooler. Ended with Running to Stand Still, my first favorite U2 song ever, from the best U2 album ever (for the record) and my lead got cheered. Always makes me feel really happy. I play the song one handed until the end then sort of pour my soul thru the violin. gffffffv. (Hmm, seems Mim had a comment there...)

If one ever does need bringing back down to earth, then coming home to five Bengals who have not had anything but dry food all day does it. Trust me when I tell you , you HEAR about it.

Magic not only Mewed me, but came running to the door and Sniffed me, which is new for him. When I brought his food, I put out my hand, and he sniffed again, then Licked it! Hello? That is a leap for him. Of course, when he realized he had done it, he backed off and hissed, but this is huge.

Way cooler than Rock. Or as cool. Hard call.

Looking forward to tomorrow, Some Assistanting, a Ride with Tess, (Or Annamontana or Catera, hard to say) and then...

I am up because I am doing homework *and* finding ways to avoid it -- tough to do both at the same time! Oh, and my laptop keeps crashing, which is not fun. So I'm on my big huge old old OLD desktop. :-)

Yay for rock and Magic! I clearly haven't ben paying attention, I hadn't realised you had a gig last night. And tonight too? I hope that rocks as well.

I can just see Magic backing off after realising he has taken a new step, but how wonderful he trusted you enough to come forward in the first place - and coming out to shout at you for late feeding too ;-)

(Also, thank you for your e-mail - you rock in so many ways:-))

Just off to send the weekend with my parents (also, possibly, a sister) in deepest Devon, near the sea.Have a lovely weekend, everyone.

Ticia - how long did that comment take you? Becasue it seemed pretty coherant to me!

a late night kiss from Magic...*sweet.and..Catera? that is the last name of one of my script villians...i named him for a street near Disneyland.

I am happy that i am coming to one (maybe TWO? of your shows next month) Shall do some videos so we can do the Quiche n' Kitty show once more.I hear your miss Kali/Kyle in the kitchen crunching, i have a photo to send you of her BUSTED with a buncha feathers (never found the bird)

and lastly, still pondering the mystery, YOU must have have RT'd at the gig?? It says 11 hours ago...

Sounds like a magical night, between rock happening and Magic taking another step in taming you :-)

I'm spending the day resting per doctor's orders - apparently I've had a sinus infection since my cold a month ago! Said cold which I managed to pass on to my sweetie. I was just hoping I hadn't caught anything from the Husbeast, who's furiously writing this weekend - thesis is due on Monday, and he's been sicker than a dog with bronchitis all week, poor guy.

Yay for the rock. You know that your version of Running to Stand Still always touches my soul. It is magical. Speaking of... yay for Magic licks!

It is a beautiful spring day but I find myself back in bed with the iPhone and the warm cozy sleepy feeling. Wish I could stop time for just a little while. Keep Saturday morning for just a couple more hours. :sigh:

Friend of mine in NZ met Peter Davidson at a con last week...he was wearing a cardigan! You expect old Doctor Whos to be cool, yes? Mind you, to me he will forever be Tristan from All Creatures Great and Small, and from that view a cardy doesn't seem so odd.

We might not be able to listen to Paul & Lorraine live tonight (though I can't WAIT for that chance again, hint hint, since I was traveling for both of the streaming music parties so far), but my friend and great musician Frogg Marlowe is playing live right now. You can listen to his mix of rock and folk sounds by clicking here.

If you're really feeling adventurous, you can join the crowd in Second Life. :D

Loving the song lists, though particularly, vampi yes, Happy Phantom!!! One of my favorite songs evar. And the Who has something new?!?! I am so out of it.

Right now I can get by just listening to Bear McCreary's BSG sound tracks, over and over and over.

Siri thanks. It's been some relief, though the mess ain't over yet, so. So. I dunno. Not really relaxed about the sitch yet. Plus there's the moving. Bah. I like Lexa's idea of putting it all in a dumpster and starting over.

Re: original Star Trek, I either forgot or didn't ever know, but recently (re-)learned, the first season was redone early on, to add better special effects. Both versions were broadcast, and one can watch or acquire either. Mmmm. And watching this made me realize there's many episodes I've mostly forgotten. :D

Reading about Magic makes me smile, even when he displays how *conflicted* he is about this whole trust thing.

Glad for the rock happening last night but sorry for the weirdness tonight.

Must work on perfect song list, but for me so much of what makes a song "perfect" is the context of how I came to hear/know/love it. It's rarely a stand-alone thing (and one of the reasons that I'd probably start my list with The Plimsouls' Million Miles Away; second on the list would have to be the Any Trouble cover of Dimming of the Day).

Happy Easter, Fiends. I have a Green & Blacks dark choc. egg, how'd the rest of you do?

Na, good to hear you have finally cornered landlord - hope the new place works out ;-)

Jess, I saw Dr Who too last night - Easter Special - with a big red bus and hardly any TARDIS. But now I think we have to wait until Ovtober for another one, and only that and the Christmas one before Mr Tennant leaves us :-(

Sorry for last night's wierdnes, Q - although one great set is better than some people get, I guess.

Beautiful sunshine here - we went for a 6 mile walk yesterday - lots of steep up & down, so I am feling a little achey around the knees this morning, but in a good way. Tybalt has already been out in the garden to have a Hard Staring competition with the cat next door, who considers my parents' garden his own.

Good morning all - Happy Easter - there is much chocolate lurking in the living room, waiting for the daughters to rise.

Well a good night of Rocking and a half a night of strange rolling isn't a bad average, Your Fabulousness. Wish, though, it had been satisfying for you.

I'll have to work on that desert island song list - this morning I was reminded of a song by the Buzzcocks (from my misspent college youth) - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone (you shouldn't have fallen in love with). That would end up on the list, except of course I had to be reminded of it. Musical amnesia.